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Showdown (1963) Aka: The Iron Collar
The border town of Adone is one of a kind: it has no
jail, therefore perpetrators are chained to a post in the middle of the town
street. This is what happens to two friends, Chris (Audie Murphy) and Bert
(Charles Drake), after spending a night in town. Chris was already a bit
skeptic about their visit, because his friend has a habit of drinking and
making trouble at the card table. Of course his worries come true: a drunken
Chris provokes a brawl in the saloon and the two end up in the middle of the
street, with an iron collar around their necks.
It's an unpleasant situation, but under normal circumstances
they will be released the next day, so Chris tries to get some sleep while Bert
is sobering up. Unfortunately, they're not alone: also tied to the pole, is a
dangerous outlaw called Lavalle, who forces the others to dig out the
pole. After a brief shootout, the 'prisoners' manage to escape and fly
into the hills. Chris and Bert …